Cost of antimicrobial therapy across US children’s hospitals

Rachael K. Ross; Adam L. Hersh; Matthew P. Kronman; Jason G. Newland; Jeffrey S. Gerber

doi:10.1017/ice.2015.159

Cost of antimicrobial therapy across US children’s hospitals

Rachael K. Ross, Adam L. Hersh, Matthew P. Kronman, Jason G. Newland, Jeffrey S. Gerber

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We analyzed the cost of antimicrobial prescribing across freestanding children’s hospitals. A few specific antimicrobials accounted for a large proportion of expenditures, and antimicrobial spending varied substantially across hospitals, even within specific clinical conditions. Antimicrobial stewardship programs should consider these data to incorporate high-value antimicrobial prescribing when clinically appropriate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1242-1244
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	36
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.159
State	Published - 2015

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